Sweatband for hats



April 17, 1934.

w. F. JONES Er AL 1,955,425

SWEATBAND -FOR HATS Filed Jan. 9, 1932 MIU I uw" ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 17, 1934 PATENT OFFCE SWEA-TBAND FOR HATS Watliin Franklin Jones and Peter R. Hawley, Upper Darby, Pa.

Application January 9, 1932, Serial No. 585,732

7 Claims.

Our invention relates to a new and useful sweat band for hats and it relates more particularly to an auxiliary sweat band which is extremely absorbent and which is detachably or removably applied to or placed within a hat, so that it may be placed, replaced or removed without in any way interfering with the conventional sweat band, the sweat band facing, or any other part of the hat.

Anti-sweat devices for hats have heretofore been produced, but most of them have been made of impervious material with a view of preventing the sweaty from penetrating the felt or other material from which the hat proper is formed. Anti-sweat devices of this character have been defective, in that these so-called impervious antisweat devices, sooner or later, were penetrated by the acid or oily character of the human perspiration and thus failed to protect the hat, and in that, failing penetration by the sweat, as suggested, 'they served to direct the sweat downwardly against the forehead of the person wearing the hat, thus causing considerable inconvenience. Furthermore, an impervious sweat band positioned between the regular sweat band and the body of the hat does not afford sufficient protection, even though it is assumed to be completely and permanently impervious, since the sweat tends to seep through the stitches attaching the sweat band to the hat, thus ultimately afecting the hat.

To overcome these disadvantages, we have devised a novel sweat band which serves not as a barrier to prevent the passage of sweat therethrough, but as an absorbing medium to absorb and evaporate the sweat and thus not only effectively protect the hat but also add to the comfort of the wearer.

A further object of our inventionis to produce` a sweat band which, while absorbing the sweat, nevertheless protects the contiguous portions of the hat and hat band to maintain the latter dry.

To the above ends, our invention consists of a central absorbent element and outer facings of fabric on either side of said absorbent element, the upper and lower edges of said absorbent element being exposed or unprotected to permit the absorption of perspiration by said absorbent element.

Our invention further relates to various other novel features of construction and advantage, all as hereinafter described and claimed in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l represents a plan view of a sweat band embodying our invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a composite sectional View showing the various parts of which our novel sweat band` 60 is formed prior to being assembled to form the product shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 represents a fragmentary view partly in section showing the application of our sweat band to a hat.

Referring to the drawing in which like reference characters indicate like parts, and more particularly to Figure 3, our novel sweat band comprises a central layer 1 of highly absorbent material and two cuter layers 2 of any desired 70 fabric, the layers of fabric 2 being adhesively secured to the central absorbent element 1 by means of the very thin layers of rubber 3 which under heat and pressure melt and merge into the contiguous walls or surfaces of the central ab- 75 sorbent element l and the outer fabric layers or facings 2. In this connection, it is pointed out that Figures 2 and 3 are on a greatly enlarged or exaggerated scale to show the construction but that in actual practice the rubber layers 3 are 80 so thin that after the elements are assembled, as shown in Figure 3, and subjected to heat and pressure the rubber elements 3 are not visible in the finished product. The upper and lower edges 4 of the absorbent element 1 are fiush with 85 the edges of the fabric and rubber layers 2 and 3 and are not in any way covered or protected, so that when the completely assembled sweat band shown in Figure 1 is positioned in the hat between the body of the hat 5 and the conventional 90 sweat band 6 one edge 4 of the absorbent element l will abut against the deflected and stitched portion 7 of the sweat band 6 and will there be in a position to absorb the perspiration which orn dinarily `penetrates through the stitches securing 95 the sweat band 6 to the hat 5 to prevent such moisture from reaching and damaging theihat itself. The other edge of the absorbent element 1 is available for absorbing any sweat that might ow over the upper edge 8 of the sweat band. me Any moisture penetrating through the body of the sweat band 6 will be thoroughly absorbed by the adjacent or contiguous outer fabric facings 2. 'Ihe sweat band thus produced is cut with a slight curve along its longitudinal edges 9 and 10 los' and has a slight slant along its vertical edges 11 and 12, s0 that it may fit the curvature of the hat.

In actual practice we have found that our novel sweat band can withstand the most rigid test, since any perspiration which might other- 1;@

band and is there absorbed by the absorbent element 1.

While, as shown and described, the upper and lower longitudinal edges of the central absorbent layer 1 are exposed or flush with the edges of the outer layers 2, it is to be understood that this is not a necessary part of my invention, and that, if it is found more expedient, the upper and lower edges of the central layer l may be enclosed by the outer layers 2.

It is also to be understood that it is within the scope of my invention to sew or otherwise attach the auxiliary sweat band to the hat or to the sweat band, if so desired, the principal idea of my present inventiton being not to provide an impervious element to prevent the passage of moisture but is to provide a porous element which would absorb the moisture.

Having thus described our invention, what we -claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pattherefor, the upper and lower edges of said absorbent element being unprotected by said facings.

3. A sweat band comprising a central highly absorbent element, and outer absorbent fabric facings therefor, the upper and lower edges of said absorbent element being unprotected by said facings.

4. The combination with a hat having a sweat band, of an auxiliary sweat band detachably positioned between said sweat band and the body ofsaid hat and comprising a central highly absorbent element and outer fabric facings therefor, the upper and lower edges of said absorbent element being unprotected by said facings.

5. The combination with a hat having a sweat band, of an auxiliary sweat band detachably positioned between said sweat band and the body of saidvhat and comprising a central highly absorbent elernent and outer absorbent fabric facingstherefor, the upper and lower edges of said absorbent element being unprotected by said facings.

6. A sweat band comprising a central highly absorbent member, outer fabric facings therefor, and means for imperviously securing said facings to said central member, the upper and lower edges of said central member being unprotected and iiush with the upper and lower edges of said facings.

7. A sweat band comprising a central highly absorbent member, outer absorbent fabric facings therefor, and means for imperviously securing said facings to said central member, the upper and lower edges of said central member being unprotected and flush with the upper and lower edges of said facings.

WATKIN FRANKLIN JONES. PETER R. HAWLEY. 

